Owner's inscription on reverse of front free endpaper. Spine faded and marked. Slight foxing throughout. 1 1/2" x 3/8" chip at head of dust wrapper spine. 1/8" x 1" chip missing at tail of dust wrapper spine. 2 x 3/4" tears at head of dust wrapper spine. A couple of 1/4" tears along head of rear panel of dust wrapper. Some marking to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 192 pages + plates. Illustrated. Blue papered boards with black lettering. Illustrated endpapers. First edition. Page dimensions: 185mm x 125mm. ; 12mo 7" - 7�" tall. Seller Inventory # 7396

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Title: Five Go Off To Camp

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (1948), London

Publication Date: 1948

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good+

Edition: First Edition.

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DIFFERENT OFFER (this item listed here is DIFFERENT from the title and/or picture above. Please see description & pictures by BookGems before placing an order): Edition BCA (by arrangement with Hodder Children Books, an imprint of Hodder Headline Ltd.), 2006. Illustrations by Eileen A. Soper. CN: 146617. HARDBACK. 201 pages. The new and unread book remains in excellent condition: dust cover intact; hard cover bright with gilt lettering on spine; text all clean, neat and tight. Immaculate throughout. Prompt dispatch from UK.

Review:

The prize must go to the adventures of George and co. Listed as one of the 100 Best Children's Books Ever (Novels) (The Daily Telegraph)

One of the 50 books every child should read by Age 16 (essexbaby.co.uk)

Famous Five books are essential for all children's bookshelves (MADEFORMUMS.COM)

I thought this series was wonderful. It struck me as a great injustice that they were having adventures and I wasn't (Alexander McCall Smith The Sunday Telegraph)

Dangerous criminals are no match for children and a dog. Adults are useless (Country Life)

Always popular, always a favourite. And ALWAYS full of adventure (Dan Smith The Big Issue)

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We are located in Dunedin, in the south of the South Island of New Zealand. We are a generalist rare and out-of-print bookseller, selling books in most subject areas. Our stock of over 8,000 titles has particular strengths in the areas of New Zealand history and literature, Maori, Tibet and Central Asia, Travel, Military, and Antiquarian. We are a member of ANZAAB (Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers).

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Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
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Malcolm Moncrief-Spittle, trading as Renaissance Books. Contact details: Renaissance Books, 271 High St, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Phone: +64 3 4719294. Email: info@renaissancebooks.co.nz. Website: www.renaissancebooks.co.nz. GST #39 820 209. Terms of Sale: All books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the book price, not including shipping. Return shipping also refunded where books are not as described.

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